Brann Dailor of Mastodon offered the following message to their fans: "Back in the summer of 2008 when we finished recording our 5th full length album Crack the Skye, we felt like we had created ...

Crack the Skye ’s success made a huge difference in Mastodon’s fortunes. Their next three albums — The Hunter, Once More ‘Round the Sun and Emperor of Sand — all reached Billboard’s ...

Their biggest album, their longest tour yet. Mastodon really hit their prog stride with 2009’s Crack The Skye, emulating their 70s heroes with an astro-political conceptual masterpiece.

Mastodon’s 2009 album Crack The Skye remains one of the greatest metal albums of the 2000s. And, as Metal Hammer found out when we caught up with the band at a release gig in their hometown of ...

'Mastodon: Live at the Aragon' (out March 15) captures the band's October 19, 2009 headlining performance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago during a tour with Dethklok, Converge, and High on Fire.